Battery-box and lantern.



8.1. STEPHENSON,

BATTERY BOX AND LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7. 1914.

RQBERT J. STEPHENSON, 0E AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNGJE T0 THE STEPHENSON SUPPLY COMPY, ENG, 015- AUBUBN, NEW YORK, A CORPURATIQN 0F NEW YORK.

BATTERY-BOX AND LANTERN.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, f fdt Application filed August 7, 191d. tel-tel Ito. 8553M. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1, ROBERT J. SrarHEN- SON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Battery-Box and Lantern, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object a particularly simple and efiicient combined battery box and lamp, and it consists in the novel combinations and constructions here inafter set'forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of this lantern.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken centrally on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view, handle being removed.

1 designates the battery box or container having a cover 2 at its top. 3 are battery units or dry cells located in the box, and preferably the cells are located in compartments formed by squared tubes 4 of waterproof and insulating material, which fit a water-proof lining 5 of insulation covering the, walls and bottom of the box. The compartments 4 and lining 5 are usually cardboard saturated with a water-proofing and insulating composition.

6 is a lamp casing mounted on ,one of the sides of the box and secured thereto by screws 7 extending through a base flange 8 on the casing and into the wall of the box. The casing supports a suitable lens 9, reflector 10 and lamp socket 11 having the usual outer and central terminals, the wires the cover and the leading to the socket extending through a hole in the side of the box.

The batteries and lamp terminals are connected in series, and an i ition circuit is also connected in series with the batteries, thagover 2 being provided with binding devices 12 connected to the batteries, these binding devices being designed to be connected to the primary circuit of the ignition system of an internal combustion engine.

A switch 13 is also mounted upon the cover and includes an arm 14 movable into and out of contact with the terminal 15, the switch arm 14: and terminal 15 being arranged to open or close the circuit to the lamp terminals. A switch for controlling the ignition circuit is usually mounted at some point outside of the box, as on a dash board in the case of a motor car and in any other convenient point in motor boats.

This article is particularly advantageous in that a lantern is readily accessible upon disconnectin the wires of the ignition systerm at the inding devices 12 so that the battery box can be carried by means of its handle and used as a lantern.

What ll claim is: v

The combination of a battery box comprising two compartments, the box having an opening in one side opening into both compartments into the space present beon the box for controlling the flow of current to the lamp socket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Auburn, 1n the county of Cayuga, in the State of New York, this 21st day of July, 1914.

ROBT. J. STEP l? a! Witnesses:

EARL C. Hons, Roam O. Hoon.

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